I felt a tiny bit of trepidation when I saw My Oxford Year being compared to Me Before You, only because my immediate reaction was to protect my poor heart. However, while My Oxford Year definitely had some sadness to it, I found it to be an utterly romantic and ultimately uplifting story. As we […]
Genre: Women's Fiction
Average Rating: 3.42
Ex Libris Romance (77)
I am all for a Jane Austen retelling, but The One That Got Away, while somewhat fun, was a pale copy of the original (Persuasion). The characters weren’t very well developed and it seemed to rely too heavily on the original instead of taking a story frame and developing new and better ways to convey […]
The Status Of All Things By Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke
I grabbed this book from Edelweiss because the premise was so interesting. What if you could get a do over simply by updating your Facebook status? Although the writing did not flow very well, the story itself started out strong as we are dropped into the hours before the wedding rehearsal dinner. The devastation of […]
Maybe In Another Life By Taylor Jenkins Reid
The idea of fate is so fascinating to me and Maybe In Another Life really prods at the thought that I think everyone has, the thought of what if? Do small decisions impact the big things in our own life? Hannah is kind of a mess and still hasn’t quite found her place in the […]
Hotel Moscow By Talia Carner
Based loosely on the author’s own experiences, Hotel Moscow paints a very interesting, but somewhat terrifying, portrait of a country undergoing violent and profound change. Right away, Brooke learns that being an American will not protect her in a country that seems to be without laws or governance. The dangerous experiences continue as she faces […]
First Frost By Sarah Addison Allen
Since Garden Spells is one of my favorite books, I was beyond thrilled to find out that SAA would be writing a book set in that world, once again. First Frost takes place about 10 years after the events of Garden Spells and we find both Waverley Daughters more settled than they have ever […]
After I Do By Taylor Jenkins Reid
After I Do might seem like your typical marriage-in-crisis story, but what I found was a very honest and sometimes painful look at a couple who hits a pretty big roadblock and must make a detour in order to decide whether their marriage is worth saving. I think the key to this type of […]